Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-26


City editorial etsf.
Resolution OF coincidence: That we have ius
received the sad intelligence of the snddeI
death of Miss Kite Bowen, sister of Mr.. w. @
Bowen, chairman of this committee, and W.
hereby tender Mr.. Bowen and family our sym
patty and coincidence in this sad hour OF thei
! bereavement.
Resolution offered by j. C.. Crisp Of
Uvalde:
Whereas, There is no paper mill in Texas
and there is annually consumed in the state ar
enormous quantity of printing and other kinds
| of paper upon which vast amount of money
is unnecessarily expended In freights and
other charges, be it, therefore,
| Resolved, that each member of this Associa-
| tien take the matter into consideration and ad
vocate in person and through their paper the
establishment and maintenance in the state OF
a paper mill of capacity adequate to the de
mands, especially Of the press and printing In
dustry of the state.
Resolution offered by G. B. Miller OF
COrsicana:
Resolve, that the secretary be required TO
notify every member IN arrears for dues that If
| said dues are not paid within thirty days from
date of such notice, all delinquents will be left
J OFF OF the published roll of membership.
LETTER FROM MR.. BOWEN.
FORT WORTH, Ten, May %, 1887.
President and Members Texas Press Associa-
! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES received the sad intel.
! ligence OF the sudden and untimely death of a
beloved sister, / must necessarily return TO my
| home; but permit me 10 WISH you pleasant
Time during the remainder of the session. Fra
| ternally. w. Z. BOWEN.
This terminated the business part of
the meeting. TIE president announced
| that the poem which was to have been
read by the poetess, Miss Lottie Lyons,
would be omitted on account of lack of
! preparation, but that it would be pub
/ lished in THE GAZETTE shortly.
The secretary read a report from the
entertainment committee asking all mem
bers to see and o. X. their bills before
leaving and that they would be paid.
Mr.. W. T. Hawkins moved that Oscar
Lynch Of Fort Worth be elected an
honorary member. Carried.
Mr.. Tom B. Johnson moved that Mrs.
Maggie Rust be elected an honorary
member Of the association. Carried.
Mr.. j. H Davis expressed the I'M
qualified thanks of the ladies' of the Press
Association to Mrs, W. A Huffman for
the splendid entertainment given them.
MR.. JoHNsoN's GRAFTON.
The chief feature of the evening was
the annual oration delivered by Mr.. X. III.
johnson of Houston, the orator of the
Association. At 9:20 p. IN. the presiding
officer appointed Colonel w. L. Malone
TO escort Mr. Johnson 10 the stand. IN
introducing Mr.. Johnson, Colonel Ms
lone said:
Ladies and Gentlemen OF the Teas Press Asso-
citation;
tits my pleasure and my pride to introduce
to you d gentleman who sta DIS pre- emincnuy
at the head of journalism in Texas; gentle
man VINO Is an honor TO his profess ion, and CT
VIII IN his profession may well feel proud, Mr..
L. NJ Johnson of Houston.
Mr.. Johnson stepped forward and eX-
pressed his appreciation Of the very gen
erous partiality shown him by the
press of Texas in thus hOnOTing him, and
acknowledged diffidence in coming be-
fore them and attempting 10 meet, how
ever imperfeCtl7, g reasonable approach
to theiJ expectations. DEPRESSING for a
moment he paid tribute to Fort Worth.
The success of sthis marvellous
city was not the result OF luck, but Of en-
terprise, dash, energy and pluck of q
people who were alive to The Opportuni
ties of the times. 1t was city that had
grown up and prCspered because it had
eGrlV learned the value of printers ink.
The eulogies which he mad heard so elo-
Quently pronounced Yesterday on the city,
was the highest compliment that could be
paid to the press. Fort Worth's progress
beyond all else was attributable to the
use OF printers ink. Fort Worth Wss
distinCtively the child of g united press
snd a united people. Would that the
press of Texas wers similarly united. If
the Texas press would act in unison there
is nothing which it would ask, in reason,
would be withheld. The press Of Texas
needed Peter Smith, Walter Huffman,
K NJ. VanZandt or Lloyd to lead it
and cause harmony and unity Of purpose
to prevail, Continuing, Mr.. Johnson
said:
And row Mr.. President, what shall / say of
the press ia general? WHAT, IN fact can / say,
that has not been said repeatedly before, Il ore
elOqUentlY and with more power and force tnan
| Can hope to command; ! might repe at well
worn truths with regard to its power for good,
its disinterested patriotism and Its fearless dis
charge of public duty; how In all ages and
countries IL has been the advance guard Of
higher civilization, and ave the way for noble
purposes and grand achievements. | could
paraph ase the sayings of more gifted tongues
in emphasis of the heslthy enterprise, the
general usefulness, and, in fact, of the indis
pensableness to the public life of the news
papers of the day.
But these thing are not necessary. You
gentlemen have heard them before. You have
written about them you're ewes, and with com
m ndable pride Will continue 20 write about
them, because these ennobliDg qualities of g
free and u"corrupted press must stand forth In
the broad sunlight as It's greatest recommends
ton to liberty loving people. Believing
thus, and feeling that you will
agree with me that no common eulogy
is required of the representative |
journalism of the grandest state IN the Union |
of states. ! shall leave the beaten track pur !
sued by others on these annual occasions. de- |
voting myself to the discussion more relevant |
to the lines, If not in some degree profitable to
my audience. l do not claim, Mr. President, |
more than ordinary insight to see that our |
country is idst now in that condition where The !
press has imposed upon 1t a !
DUTY more solemn perhaps, than ever before. |
We see before us country |
pregnant with the grandest opportunities ever |
vouchsafed people. at peace with the entire |
allen world with prosperity smiling upon US
from every hilltop, we have indeed a land flow |
ing with the traditional milk and heney; a land
where plenty prevails, where the industrious
man can rest beneath his OF n vine and fig tree,
and where, 1t would seem, all should be peace
and happiness and contentment. And yet, be- |
hind all this, in rear of this inviting but truth
full picture, arises gaunt spectre to remind us
that danger approaches. Like the cloud |
when first seen, no larger than
q mans hand, 1t portends
the coming storm. 1t admonishes the press of !
the country-that sheet anchor of human I
right and personal liberty-of new duty TO be
performed. 1t tells us that the country is being
racked with dangerous isms, from one end to |
the other, and that the general storm is prepar
Is but repeating itself, and without some check !
present conditions will assimilate those imme-
d.ately succeeding the war of the revolution,
when victory : over foreign foe !
und the victors little more than
In Iorderiy mob of people True we can boast